Abstract: Guessing random additive noise decoding (GRAND) has enabled the practical implementation of maximum likelihood (ML) or near-ML decoding, shifting the paradigm of code-specific decoder design ...

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Minecraft is entering a new era in 2026. With the launch of Minecraft Java 26.1, Mojang is not just releasing another content patch — it’s introducing a new yearly versioning system and laying down ...

CABOT, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The headline jackpot rarely reflects what a lottery winner ultimately keeps. For the Dec. 24 Powerball drawing, the advertised jackpot was about $1.817 billion, but the ...

A lucky ticket holder in Arkansas won the massive $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve. The single winning ticket matched all six numbers: 4, 25, 31, 52, and 59, along with the red ...

The ticket holder from Arkansas scooped the biggest jackpot of 2025 PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty A single ticket from Arkansas won a Powerball jackpot of $1.8 billion on Wednesday, Dec. 24 This ...

A single ticket sold in Cabot, Ark., won on Wednesday night the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever. By Dan WatsonRylee Kirk and Erica Sweeney Erica Sweeney reported from Cabot, Ark. More than a ...

It’s a very happy holiday for a lucky lottery player in Arkansas, who nabbed a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, according to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The winning ticket was ...

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted has received its last major update of the year, which the developers call patch version 1.5.0. This adds Survival levels na d a bunch of gameplay fixes. Console gamers ...

With its new GR GT, Toyota is getting back into the halo supercar game, in much the same way it did in 1967 with the Jag E-Type-like 2000GT and in 2010 with the Lexus LFA. Only this time, instead of ...

HoYoverse just hosted a sizeable Honkai: Star Rail Special Program, revealing more than just the game’s next major update. Version 3.8 was the big highlight, of course, with the new release arriving ...

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